burn meter and activity log -are te the same thing?

Hello - sorry if this is a silly question...

My burn meter tells me I will burn about 2020 cals per day (I weigh 144lbs, 5ft 11" tall and go spinning - for a 530 cal burn - approx 4 times per week).  My question is do I log what I burn in the gym in ADDITION to the 2020 cals I am burning per day or is ithe 500 extra gym burn t already incorporated into the 2020?

Thank you for any reply!

Helen x

It depends.  If you put your self in as "sedentary", you can then add the calories for your workouts.  If you took those activities into account and made yourself light or moderately active -- then you shouldn't count them.

I put myself in as "lightly active", because I take the stairs at work, play on my Wii, bowl twice a week, and coach kids.  I don't add any of these activites.  I do add my treadmill time and weight lifting because they are extra -- I purposely didn't Take them into account when I gave myself the "lightly active" setting. 

Thanks Karozel... I have been logging extras on top of my workout burn meter rate... hence me going wrong!  I appreciate your reply.  Still, I've still lost weight so all isn't lost!

x

I'm confused about the meters. The burn meter has a top number of 2260 and the bottom number is 1843. What do they mean. I put in the profile moderately active. I walk every chance I get at work and do "stuff" at home most of the evening. I generally do something during commercials (put away the dishes, get the pot of coffee ready for the next morning) busy stuff not real workout stuff. I go to water aerobics (1 hour) 3 times a week. I'm just getting into walking at night when I can (about 20 minutes) I will add a block every week until I get up to 45 minutes (about 1.5 miles). The calorie meter says 1400. I generally do 1100 - 1350. Where does the burn meter number play into this. I would like to loose about a pound week. I have been eating the same amount of calories for the past two months with the same activity (except the walking just started this week), I have not lost anything. Can anyone help me.

Thanks